An official of the Turkish Aerospace Industries company, Erol Oguz, said on October 15 that the company's Anka drones will be assembled in Kazakhstan soon, adding that further investments in the project are under discussion. In May 2022, Turk Havacilik ve Uzay Sanayii (TUSAS) and Kazakhstan's Qazaqstan Engineering signed a memorandum on producing Anka drones in the Central Asian country. TUSAS has produced Anka drones for Turkey's Defense Ministry since 2013. The move makes Kazakhstan the first production base of the Anka outside Turkey. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Turkey's Anka Military Drones To Be Assembled In Kazakhstan

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